start of third week of January 2018

I use this Charles I vase as a hyacinth vase. January 30th is the day he was executed so I will pause and think of him. What comes to mind is "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely" - and I'm thinking of Oliver Cromwell not Charles.

a few days after that pic below, 25th January

those two hyacinths in the middle are some of my best this year, both Delft Blue

I love the emerging buds

as noted, bulblets need to be cut off with some roots, but in this case there are no roots

I'm assuming cutting it with some of the basal plate will be enough and some roots can grow from it.

The two small clear vases, above and below, are Dartington. I'd seen them on ebay but hadn't realised how small they were in comparison with other vases. I don't have many bulbs left to experiement with but it was challenging pushing two in. In future, I can use small bulbs.

the next wave of flowers and buds, 21st January

I love this shade of purple, Blue Star hyacinths